Parakramabahu I commissioned various religious projects such as Gal Vihara ('The Stone Shrine') in Polonnaruwa features three statues of the Buddha in three different poses carved from the same large rock.

Hello DhammaWheel,
I haven't posted in a couple of years (as Internet access was minimal or non-existent in the last couple of monasteries I stayed in), however I have a little more ability to post now. I'm in a Monastery called Nandaka, near Penang, Malaysia. Here are a few photos taken here (and please forgive me if they don't appear rotated properly):

Me in front of the "Sima Hall":

The stairs leading up to the Sima Hall:

A closer look at the intricate woodwork:

A view of Penang in the distance, seen near the Sima Hall:

Subharo Bhikkhu"There is but one taste on this path, the taste of freedom" -The Buddha

Today we had a big event here at Nandaka. A couple hundred people came. I was the only Westerner in the whole place. A large, brass spire was installed near our Uposatha hall. A life-size, very fancy, pearlescent, white teak Buddha also got installed in the new Women's retreat center here (still under construction, didn't get photos of that), with many baskets of flower petals strewn everywhere.
I rarely take photos, however I shot some today at less awkward times. I've posted them here: https://cloud.unixcorn.org/apps/gallery ... uDv3gJy087#

Subharo Bhikkhu"There is but one taste on this path, the taste of freedom" -The Buddha